We hope that you're keeping safe and well. Welcome to another CAW bulletin where you find a collection of community sector news articles, information about funding opportunities, training news and more.
Easyfundraising is a free to use fundraising platform which enables good causes to benefit from free donations from leading retailers. During the pandemic they’ve seen a large increase in the number of good causes using their platform because it’s a way that people can support their chosen cause safely from home, by shopping online with ...
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The £16.5 million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund, which was announced in November 2020, is open to grassroots youth clubs, uninformed youth clubs, and national youth and umbrella organisations, to help mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, and ensure services providing vital support can remain open. The ...
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They want to know what YOU think of the changes! The document below is about a law called the Mental Health Act and changes that the government plan to make to the law. The Mental Health Act is about people who need a lot of care for their mental health. Some people who need mental ...
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On the 25th May 2020, news spread of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA, during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Pandemic, and its disproportionate impact on disadvantaged groups and ethnic minorities, and the Black Lives Matter Movement, give social and racial justice a new level of urgency. There is strong expression ...
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The Wirral Society was set up back in 1928, with the aim of helping to protect the character of the Peninsula, and supporting the right kind of change in the right places, when it’s needed. It is a Registered Charity and has a subscribing membership. The Society is looking for a treasurer, and would be ...
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Your child’s teenage years are an exciting time, but they can be tricky too. With hormones going wild and bigger pressures at school, challenging mood swings are par for the course. With mental ill-health on the rise though, you’ll want to keep watch on whether their moods are normal, or if they need a bit ...
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There are spaces available for two projects; 1) Resilience Maters and 2) Skills Cascade. 1) Resilience Matters (funded by the Coronavirus Community Support Fund) – provides 12 sessions of coaching or supportive conversations by phone to people who have been particularly affected by Covid (such as long-term unemployed people without strong family or social networks to rely on). ...
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Below is an article from This Is Money featuring Thomas Wyness, who is a Scam Marshal. In the article, Thomas tells his story of being a scam victim and how the Scam Marshal scheme helped him fight back against the criminals. Read his story here. The team are looking to recruit as many Scam Marshals ...
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Citizens Online are holding a free webinar about “Starting a Digital Champion Project”. Date: Thursday 21st January 2021 Time: 3:30pm They will talk about best practice when training or recruiting people to help others with essential digital skills. They will share what they have learned around role description, marketing channels and what has worked – ...
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*please note the attached photograph was taken prior to the pandemic* This year, The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity turns 25 and they want you to join the celebrations! Don your very best green get-up and in turn help raise vital funds, to transform cancer care in our region. The annual fundraising drive ‘Let’s Go Green’ takes ...
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